yalo

I agree, having too many certs in fact may send a message to potential employer you don’t know what you are doing. You must first know where you want to go in order to decide the path you need to take. For me, it’s simple:
For Corporate/Public Accounting - CPA (and perhaps CMA)
For Money Management and Investment Research/Analysis - CFA
For Financial Advisory - CFP
For Corporate Development (M&A) - CVA
For General Business Management / Entrepreneurship - MBA
That’s all the financial certs / degrees you need to know. Decide what you want to do and pick the one from above that is relevant and reputable in that field.